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tenorist

tenorist noun: a tenor singer.

Noun

tenorist (plural tenorists)

  1. A tenor singer.
    • This letter is noteworthy because it specifies the voice ranges, sopranos and tenorists.1999, Paul Merkley, Lora L. Matthews Merkley, Music and Patronage in the Sforza Court, page 77
    Synonyms:
    tenor
  2. Someone who plays a tenor saxophone.

Synonyms of tenorist

Forms of tenorist

pluraltenorists

Origin of tenorist

From tenor + -ist.

Questions about tenorist

What does tenorist mean?
Tenorist means a tenor singer.
What part of speech is tenorist?
Tenorist is a noun.
What is the plural of tenorist?
The plural of tenorist is tenorists.

Words near tenorist in the dictionary

  1. tenorini
  2. tenorino
  3. tenorinos
  4. Tenorio
  5. Tenorios
  6. tenorist
  7. tenorists
  8. tenorite
  9. tenorites
  10. tenorize
  11. tenorized

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